Glutamine Cycle

The "Glutamine Cycle" is a metabolic pathway in the central nervous system that shuttles nitrogen and carbon between neurons and astrocytes, wherein glutamine synthesized in astrocytes from glutamate is released and taken up by neurons to replenish the neurotransmitter glutamate pool.

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2017–2026

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Glutamate-glutamine Cycle

Authors

741

  1. DL
    Douglas L. Rothman

    Yale University, United States

    13 publications · 2K citations

    13

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  2. KL
    Kevin L. Behar

    Yale University, United States

    9 publications · 1.6K citations

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  3. RA
    Robin A. de Graaf

    Yale University, United States

    6 publications · 770 citations

    6

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  4. GF
    Graeme F. Mason

    Yale University, United States

    5 publications · 1.4K citations

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  5. DH
    Dieter Häussinger

    Heinrich Heine University Düsseldorf, Germany

    5 publications · 558 citations

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  1. Journal of Neurochemistry

    JNC · 16 publications · 1.5K citations

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  2. Journal of Neuroscience Research

    JNR · 9 publications · 215 citations

    9

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  3. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    PNAS · 7 publications · 1.4K citations

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  4. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism

    6 publications · 514 citations

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  5. Glia

    6 publications · 325 citations

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